Security of tenure

It is often particularly difficult for women to obtain credit or security of tenure.

Mr. President, I am especially pleased to appear before the Security Council during your tenure.

Topics for recent exploration have included land law, land tenure, women's security of tenure, local government training needs, city environmental profiles, best practices and safer cities, as well as information management.

Strategies and policies for creating and maintaining security of tenure for slum dwellers are central to improving their lives.

Topics of recent city to city cooperation sponsored by UN Habitat include land law, land tenure, women's security of tenure, local government training, city environmental profiles, best practices, safety and justice and the use of information and communication technology.

There are handbooks on how to increase participation and transparency in urban decision making, participatory budgeting, security of tenure and access to land, pro poor land management, and guidelines on how to undertake a national campaign for secure tenure.

Do you have tenure?

There's a whole variety of other reasons why property rights sometimes don't work in these cases, but they do need security of tenure.

The National Strategy for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women to 2010 set out the target as follows Proportion of female National Assembly Deputies, Tenure 11th (2002 2007) of 30 and the following tenure of 33 or higher female members of People's Councils Tenure 2004 2009 at provincial level of 28 and the next tenure of 30 district level of 23 and the next tenure of 25 communal and ward level of 18 and the next tenure of 20 .

The Government attached great importance to private sector development of agricultural markets, rural microfinance institutions and domestic credit markets, improvement of land tenure security and expansion of transport links.

In other affected developing countries, the main challenges of the predominant farming and stockbreeding systems are the need to upgrade and modernize the small scale production structures, security of land tenure, integrated management of natural resources and priority for food security activities.

Promoting equal rights of women to secure tenure, including the right to hold legal contracts of tenure, inheritance and other acquisition of real estate, would contribute to improving the lives of women.

Secure land and resource tenure and a stable political environment are important.

However, before abandoning recruitment practices founded on the doctrine of security of tenure, it would be necessary to weigh the benefits of contractual appointments against the risks of a resurgence of politicization and patronage.

In addition, government has an important role to play in providing, where necessary, sustainable price support mechanisms and in reforming land tenure systems in order to improve security of title and access to land.

Issues discussed included actions by Governments and civil society innovative practices in housing rights equal access to housing resources access to legal and other remedies combating homelessness and security of tenure and forced evictions.

In Eastern Europe, agricultural reform has mainly involved the reform of tenure rights.

(g) Enhance rural women's income generating potential, noting the importance of the agricultural sector in the poorest countries and the importance of greater security of land tenure and property ownership for resource mobilization and environmental stewardship

I know some people who got tenure in that place with lies like that.

Vulnerable groups such as households headed by women, nomadic peoples, internally displaced persons as well as returnees, among others, are at a distinct disadvantage in obtaining security of tenure, in addition to access to pasturelands and water.

Global programmes and urban governance issues were well covered, while secure tenure activities were not.

Women should enjoy equal access to economic activities, market opportunities, land tenure and natural resources.

Residential licensing and land titling offer tenure arrangement that could be helpful in accessing credit.

I must say that I have enjoyed working with all of you during my tenure.

Some Governments have established trust funds for slum upgrading, while others have instituted national policies and programmes with a view to offering the urban poor security of tenure and a role in decision making as genuine development partners.

Security of tenure and improvements in shelter, water and sanitation have automatic knock on effects in terms of health and nutrition, gender equality and the empowerment of women, and reduction of vulnerability to HIV AIDS and other diseases.

Last but not least, the State of Qatar is determined to spare no effort to promote those principles and values during its tenure as a non permanent member of the Security Council for the period 2006 to 2007.

For the large and growing number of urban poor, core infrastructure services, such as energy, transport, pollution control and waste disposal, are needed alongside improved security of tenure and community led efforts to build decent housing and support urban planning.

CARICOM recognized the work done by the United Nations organizations to guarantee everyone security of tenure and to improve urban governance. It believed that resources for funding emergency operations should be mobilized sufficiently early rather than in reaction to a catastrophe.

With regard to recommendation 3, many members supported the proposal that UN Habitat should strengthen awareness of the progressive and full realization of access to adequate housing, including security of tenure and slum upgrading, within all activities of UN Habitat.

The Executive Director should establish an in house task force to mainstream housing rights, including security of tenure and slum upgrading, in all aspects of UN Habitat activities in the same way that gender issues have been mainstreamed (see paras. 17 and 18).

I wish to assure you, Mr. President, that Slovakia, as an incoming non permanent member of the Security Council, considers the issue of the protection of civilians as one of its priorities, and will devote increased attention to that question during its tenure.

(c) Making recommendations with regard to the appointments and tenure of members of the external board of auditors

Guaranteeing the right of women to property and inheritance laws and ensuring secure tenure of property to women

Mr. DUA (India) expressed his delegation's appreciation for the excellent work performed by Mr. Magariños during his tenure.

The issue of land tenure rights should be addressed at an early stage in the programme design process.

UN Habitat has launched two major global campaigns, one for secure tenure and the other on urban governance.

Increasing primary school completion and secondary school access for girls and ensuring secure tenure of property to women

In conclusion, I would like to assure you, Sir, and States Members of the United Nations that, during its upcoming tenure as a non permanent member of the Security Council in 2006 and 2007, Slovakia will spare no effort in contributing with its own share of responsibility to making the Security Council as effective and efficient as possible.

As a result, the proportion of female parliamentarians of the 11th National Assembly reached 27.31 , which is higher than the previous tenure (18.5 and 26.22 for the 9th and 10th tenure respectively) and puts at the top position in Asia in terms of female proportion in Parliament.

Job tenure may also serve as a form of social security, because the government performs miserably on providing a safety net and private insurance markets do not exist. Thus, an inflexible contract can protect workers when the preponderance of bargaining power is with firms.

Second, Maliki s tenure has been worrying to those who believe in democracy and the peaceable transfer of power. He has created security forces some of which have reportedly acted as death squads that are answerable directly to him, thus bypassing the constitutional chain of command.

A clearly defined land tenure policy is an important prerequisite for a successful cooperative management programme (Ngaido Kirk, 2001). In a recent review of rangeland management efforts in Jordan, IFAD indicated there is still a need to clarify the land tenure system and rights to resources (IFAD, 2003b).

She thanked the experts and the Secretariat for the collaboration, strong support and friendship they had provided during her tenure.